The Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024: scrutiny report
The Scottish Commission on Social Security's scrutiny report on the draft Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024
Contents
- Document Cover
- Summary of recommendations and observations
- Executive summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Burial or cremation outwith the area of residence
- 3. Funerals outwith the UK
- 4. Deductions
- 5. Alkaline hydrolysis
- 6. Approach to scrutiny
- Annexe A: About the Scottish Commission on Social Security
- Annexe B: Scrutiny timeline
6. Approach to scrutiny
In keeping with our role to scrutinise social security regulations, this report provides commentary in connection with human rights and the social security principles set out in Section 1 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018,1Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (www.legislation.gov.uk) as operationalised via Our Charter.2Social Security Scotland – Our Charter
This report has been completed in accordance with the Commission’s pre-legislative scrutiny function, set out in sections 22 and 97 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (henceforth referred to as ‘the Act). Section 97 states that the Commission must report on draft Regulations proposed to be made under any section in Chapter 2 of Part 2 or Section 79 of the Act. The draft Regulations are made under powers conferred by sections within this part and chapter.
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice referred the draft Regulations to SCoSS on 19 March 2024.3Referral – Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 – Scottish Commission on Social Security (socialsecuritycommission.scot) We were given a deadline for reporting of 11 June 2024.
We are grateful for the efforts made by officials to keep us appraised of developments.